Running PC off a battery?

[Zucchini]

Hey guy's

 

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I figured that this does have to do with power in a PC, and I want to put this all in a custom built case so I thought that was fitting.

So I was wondering, is it possible to run a PC off some sort of battery... It's definitely possible because laptops are a thing but I want to be different, I wonna be the idiot that has a custom built PC running off a battery, so I can run Microsoft Exel at 60fps on the go. 

Here are the spec's that I will probably have (Need a Job)

- Low end Ryzen5 or high end Ryzen3

- some ITX motherboard meme 

- Gtx 1050ti 

- 120gb-240gb SSD 1tb HHD

- 8gb of some dank AF ram

- EVGA 500watt PSU 80plus bronze I think

 

So my idea included having a DC to AC converter from battery to PSU and the PSU would run the PC just like normal, but would that work and if not, what would?

Is this retarded, actually don't answer that I already know it is. But can it be done, and if so, how can it be done?

 

Thanks for the help

ya boi Zucchini

[themctipers]

it'll work, but  like.. no..

highly inefficient (DC -> AC -> DC)

very very heavy

30m runtime

[ProjectBox153]

You may be able to get something that works, but the battery won't last for very long. 

[RGProductions]

Everybody, this is possible

You just need to eliminate the PSU and get something like a picopsu, except more robust. Which probably doesn't exist.

[RGProductions]

Also, just get a laptop.

[ProjectBox153]

Just now, RGProductions said:

Everybody, this is possible

You just need to eliminate the PSU and get something like a picopsu, except more robust. Which probably doesn't exist.

It's not impossible, just EXTREMELY impractical. 

[Zucchini]

Just now, RGProductions said:

Also, just get a laptop.

lel

[RGProductions]

Just now, Zucchini said:

lel

seriously. Cheaper, more practical, and just as powerful

[grimreeper132]

you might want a gt 710 lets say, as it's a 19W compared to the 1050ti 75W, making it alot better as it's good enough for excel

[tlink]

2 minutes ago, RGProductions said:

Everybody, this is possible

You just need to eliminate the PSU and get something like a picopsu, except more robust. Which probably doesn't exist.

it probably does, just not for consumers  

[RGProductions]

Just now, tlink said:

it probably does, just not for consumers  

yeah.

[glitchmaster0001]

i would do a build with a pico psu. closest thing you can get to portable desktop 

[Zucchini]

2 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

you might want a gt 710 lets say, as it's a 19W compared to the 1050ti 75W, making it alot better as it's good enough for excel

 

Gt 710's are so lit, they don't come with a fan. 

"runs up to 1.5x faster than an IGPU" from the Nvidia

Microsoft Exel 60fps, but can it run roblox?

[grimreeper132]

Just now, Zucchini said:

Gt 710's are so lit, they don't come with a fan. 

"runs up to 1.5x faster than an IGPU" from the Nvidia

Microsoft Exel 60fps, but can it run roblox?

probably can, and the low TDP will help a lot running off a battery as that 56W will be massive as it depending on the battery you use, could add upto an extra hour onto the battery life, as it will be drawing 56j of energy per second less with the gt 710, and I agree it anit the nicest looking, but an igpu can run roblox so you know,. should be fine

[emmettontheweb]

Get a laptop!

[grimreeper132]

Just now, emmettontheweb said:

So I was on amazon and I found this thing called a Laptop and they have a battery built in so I would recommend that. Here's one: LOL

that is also true, and it's probably/definitely easier to do that. that being said I recon it could be cool to make your own laptop, and from what I remember from when I looked into to it, it wasn't impossible, just expensive as you needed to get the case specially made, as well as a screen to run it off. And I have no idea what thermals would be like

[Zucchini]

2 minutes ago, grimreeper132 said:

it wasn't impossible, just expensive as you needed to get the case specially made, as well as a screen to run it off. And I have no idea what thermals would be like

 

good point just want a PC that looked like this...

[grimreeper132]

Just now, Zucchini said:

good point just want a PC that looked like this...

nah, that looks far to good for what I'd make

[Ezzy-525]

Perhaps incorporate a UPS into the build? Would probably mean a custom case.

 

As others have said...ridiculously impractical and the battery won't last long.

[grimreeper132]

Just now, Ezzy-525 said:

Perhaps incorporate a UPS into the build? Would probably mean a custom case.

 

As others have said...ridiculously impractical and the battery won't last long.

custom case, and if you use pico power supplies, some can run off outputs from some battery packs (the ones that output only a 12V power supply) meaning you can you can use them instead of a big UPS